kənˈjestə̇d adjective
Etymology: from past participle of congest
1. : containing an overaccumulation of blood : hyperemic
congested mucous membrane
2.
a. : overcrowded
congested slums
the road was crowded, but as yet far from congested — H.G.Wells
b. : encumbered or made turgid or difficult by an excess (as of words or ideas)
a congested prose
congested reasoning
3. : set close together
congested stamens
congested spores